Accelerating Process Improvement Using Agile Techniques explains how agile programming is applied to standard process improvement. By applying agile techniques IT organizations can speed up process improvement initiatives minimize the resources these initiatives require and maximize the benefits of process improvement. The book details step-by-step how to implement the Accelerating Process Improvement Methodology (APIM) and how to integrate APIM with various standard process improvement models and methodologies including the ISO 9000 series SPICE TQM SPIRE PMBOK and CMM/CMMI. Agile process improvement enables organizations to rapidly set strategic goals meet a greater percentage of user requirements and realize a quicker return on investment. About the Author Deb Jacobs is a Professional Consultant with Focal Point Associates specializing in process improvement and project management. She currently provides support to organizations in training process improvement consulting project management consulting software engineering consulting and proposal development. Ms. Jacobs has over 25 yearâs in project management process improvement management system/software engineering and proposal development with a BS in Computer Science. . Language: English